RV Living – The Must Have Essentials

With limited space and carrying capacity, it can be a challenge to figure out which tools you need in your RV tool kit. There are certain pieces of equipment and tools that every RV traveler should keep in his toolbox to help him deal with basic repairs as well as emergencies. These are meant to keep you safe, save you money and make your travels more comfortable.

So whether you travel full in your RV or on vacation for once in a while these RV gadgets, supplies, and accessories will create a cherished and memorable travelling experience for you. So let’s start sorting them down.

RV Accessories

• Drinking Hose: water is the ultimate necessity so make sure you have a drinking hose connected with your water tank to supply clean water.
• Disposable Gloves: purchase a pair of gloves and use them while checking sewer or other connections or when dumping your tanks.
• Leveling Blocks: you will need leveling blocks when you park in some hilly areas where the surface is uneven or slopped.
• Medical Tool kit: Your RV should always contain medical emergency medical tool kit. It will buy you a precious time before you reach to a hospital to get professional help.
• Kitchen Items: Make your RV feel like home with a set of easily stackable RV cookware and necessary kitchen tools.
• Gas Can: you will need a dependable supply of gas to feed your generator and keep your RV running when it is out of gas particularly in areas where gas pumps are not available.
• Emergency Roof Repairs kit: your RV will spring leaks from time to time which can be annoying but with right tools e.g. RV Roof Magic leaks repairs can be easy.
• Hammock: nothing beats the comfort of lying in hammock having a afternoon nap or reading your favorite book.

RV Gadgets

• Generator: Generator is the top most RV accessory for boon-docking and dry camping. It supplies you power when campground electrical hook-ups don’t work.

• Air Compressor: if you have budget and available space don’t miss out your own air compressor.

• Walkie Talkies: warlike talkies come in very handy when you drive into mountains or hilly areas where no-cellular service is available.

• GPS: GPS helps you to navigate through unknown areas and suggest you routes based on your input such as length, height and towing.

• RV Mattress: the mattress will provide you comfort when you are tired and want some sleep. If the mattress is hard replace it with a new one.

• Water Filter: if RV has in-built water filter that’s great but if not purchase one because water at campgrounds is not filtered.

• Travel Laundry Bag: A portable laundry bag is a necessity especially if your RV has a washer or even when you want to get rid of your dirty clothes.

• Water Pressure Regulator: it is good to invest in water pressure regulator because water pressure at campgrounds can be very high which can cause undue stress and leaks in your RV system.

RV Supplies

• Propane Fire Pit: Most campgrounds don’t allow wooding burning fires because of safety or city regulations so this is where your own fir pit comes handy.

• Folding Tables and chairs: folding tables serve multipurpose functions. They can be used to eat outside and can also work as your work station. Chairs come handy when you want sit along the fire or at the beach.

• Battery Pack: while camping you need to continuously charge your cell phones and laptops to be in touch with the outside world.

• Hotspot Antenna: A hotspot antenna can increase the range and improve the signals of your mobile internet while driving.

• RV Log Book: Log book is unique in the sense it helps you to document your favorite campgrounds, checklists to make sure you don’t forget anything and to remember good people & places.

• Bike Rack: when you have kids a bike rack is a great thing to have. A bike rack should be durable enough to hold bikes yet good looking enough to catch eyes while hanging on the back of your RV.